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Sun Meets New Zealand's Defense Chief in Singapore
China's deputy army chief Sun Jianguo has sat down with New Zealand's Defense Miniter Gerry Brownlee during this year's Asia Security Summit in Singapore.
Sun reiterates China's stance on the South China Sea, saying the country hopes New Zealand can play an active role in securing regional stability.
Brownlee has promised that New Zealand will not take sides in territorial disputes, vowing to enhance cooperation with China for peace in the region.
Known as the Shangri-la Dialogue, the 3-day annual summit opens today, with the escalating disputes over the South China Sea expected to be a focus.
Chinese Foreign Ministry urges Japan to stick to the path of peaceful development
China calls on Japan to stick to the principle of peaceful development.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has urged the country to make contributions to the peace and stability of the region and to boost the trust of neighbouring countries.
Hua has also made the comments after Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe did not deny the possibility of providing military support for US forces in areas of great matter.
China reports first MERS case in Guangdong
Authorities have confirmed that a man from South Korea has tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Guangdong.
The man arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday, before heading to Guangdong province. He was found yesterday and put in isolation.
The World Health Organization has also confirmed another 9 people in South Korea having MERS, but there has been no sustained human-to-human spread.
Meanwhile, China says plans have been made to prevent the spread of MERS in the country, though details have not been revealed.
MERS is caused by a new type of corona virus and is fatal more than 40 percent of the time. There is no vaccine or treatment. The disease was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
Japanese, Taiwanese scammers jailed in S China
Five Japanese nationals and one person from Taiwan have been jailed in Guangdong.
They have been charged with a telemarketing scam and beating to death of one of their co-conspirators.
Sato Tsuyoshi of Japan and Tsai Ming-fong of Taiwan coerced the other defendants to swindle money from residents of Japan in 2013.
Tsai was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 20-thousand yuan or 32-hundred U.S. dollars.
Tsuyoshi was also found guilty of killing a co-conspirator by beating him with an electric shock stick.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined 20-thousand yuan.
Six arrested for poaching endangered sheep in NW China
Six people have been arrested in northwest China for allegedly poaching 18 endangered sheep.
Police in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region announced the arrests and say officers have also seized body parts believed to be from the state-protected Himalayan Blue Sheep.
A spokesperson for the authorities says police were tipped off in 2011 with information including photographs showing two people each carrying a dead sheep. But there wasn't enough evidence at the time to move the case forward.
A break in the case in March allowed the authorities to reopen the case.
Pharmaceutical plant blast in NE China
An explosion and fire have been reported at a pharmaceutical plan in northeast China's Liaoning province.
Local officials say about 200 kilograms of metallic sodium exploded after it came into contact with rainwater in a workshop at the plant in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning.
The fire is under control and no casualties have been reported.
Production at the facility has been suspended for the last 10 months.
US charges 15 Chinese nationals in college exam fraud scheme
The United States has charged 15 Chinese nationals with developing a fraud scheme.
These people paid imposters to take entrance exams, and gained acceptance to top colleges and universities in America.
Conspirators have been paid 6-thousand US dollars each time.
They use counterfeit Chinese passports to trick test administrators into thinking they were the person who scheduled to take the exam.
Both the test takers and the people they claimed to be are being charged.
The defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, if found guilty.
Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari sworn in as president
Nigeria's new leader has taken oath of office.
Muhammadu Buhari has promised to carry out his duties faithfully, to the best of his ability, and in accordance with the constitution.
He also says he will always work in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of Nigeria.
Australia and Canada both say not support Sepp Blatter's FIFA re-election campaign
The Chairman of the Football Federation of Australia Frank Lowy says he will not vote for current FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Friday's presidential vote, due to the recent FIFA corruption scandal.
President of FIFA for the past 17 years, Blatter is running for a fifth term.
He is facing growing pressure to step aside after 7 officials were arrested on corruption charges in Zurich on Wednesday.
After conducting a round of meetings in Zurich, Lowy has announced it is time for a change at the top of FIFA.
Besides, the President of the Canadian Soccer Association, Victor Montagliani, has also expressed his opinion that not support Sepp Blatter to continue his duty.
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